Arms of alliance

Arms of alliance are arms that families or private persons take up and join to their own to denote the alliances they have contracted by marriage.^[1]^[2]^[3]

References[]

^ Chisholm 1911.
^ Clark, Hugh; Wormull, Thomas (1829). An Introduction to Heraldry. H. Washbourne. p. 11. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
^ "Definition: arms of alliance". Merriam-Webstar Dictionary. Retrieved 17 January 2019. (heraldry 1) arms taken up by the issue of heiresses to show their maternal descent. (heraldry 2) arms acquired by marriage

Attribution

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Heraldry". Encyclopædia Britannica. 13 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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[FOOTNOTEChisholm1911-1] Chisholm 1911.

[clark-2] Clark, Hugh; Wormull, Thomas (1829). An Introduction to Heraldry. H. Washbourne. p. 11. Retrieved 17 January 2019.

[3] "Definition: arms of alliance". Merriam-Webstar Dictionary. Retrieved 17 January 2019. (heraldry 1) arms taken up by the issue of heiresses to show their maternal descent. (heraldry 2) arms acquired by marriage

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